US 11,910,032 B1Granted

Systems and methods for distributed media streaming

AssigneeRovi Guides, Inc.

InventorsAntti Heikkinen, Mikko Uitto

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Abstract

Systems and methods are described for identifying a first network (associated with an edge server comprising a cache) and a second network available to a user equipment device. A request to access at least a portion of a media asset may be received from the user equipment device. In response to determining that the at least a portion of the media asset is not stored in the cache, a determination may be made whether the edge server, via the first network, or whether the user equipment device, via the second network, should obtain such at least a portion of the media asset. Such at least a portion of the media asset may be obtained using the selected server via the first network or using the selected user equipment device via the second network, caused to be stored at the cache, and generated for display at the user equipment device.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method comprising:

identifying a first network and a second network available to a user equipment device, wherein the user equipment device is configured to communicate with a content server via at least one of the first network or via the second network, and wherein the first network is associated with an edge server comprising a cache;
receiving, from the user equipment device, a request to access at least a portion of a media asset;
determining whether the at least a portion of the media asset is stored in the cache;
in response to determining that the at least a portion of the media asset is not stored in the cache:
determining whether the edge server should be selected to obtain the at least a portion of the media asset via the first network from the content server or the user equipment device should be selected to obtain the at least a portion of the media asset via the second network from the content server;
in response to determining that the user equipment device should be selected to obtain the at least a portion of the media asset via the second network from the content server, causing the at least a portion of the media asset to be obtained using the selected user equipment device via the second network;
causing the at least a portion of the media asset obtained using the selected user equipment device via the second network to be stored at the cache;
and
causing the at least a portion of the media asset obtained using the selected user equipment device via the second network to be generated for display at the user equipment device.

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A computer-implemented system comprising:

an edge server comprising a cache;
and
control circuitry configured to:
identify a first network and a second network available to a user equipment device, wherein the user equipment device is configured to communicate with a content server via at least one of the first network or via the second network, and wherein the first network is associated with the edge server comprising the cache;
receive, from the user equipment device, a request to access at least a portion of a media asset;
determine whether the at least a portion of the media asset is stored in the cache;
in response to determining that the at least a portion of the media asset is not stored in the cache:
determine whether the edge server should be selected to obtain the at least a portion of the media asset via the first network from the content server or the user equipment device should be selected to obtain the at least a portion of the media asset via the second network from the content server;
in response to determining that the user equipment device should be selected to obtain the at least a portion of the media asset via the second network from the content server, cause the at least a portion of the media asset to be obtained using the selected user equipment device via the second network;
cause the at least a portion of the media asset obtained using the selected user equipment device via the second network to be stored at the cache;
and
cause the obtained at least a portion of the media asset to be generated for display at the user equipment device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/879,211Filed 2 Aug 2022
Published: US 2024/0048782 A18 Feb 2024
Granted: 20 Feb 2024
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification15 codes

H04L 65/61
Network streaming of media packets: for supporting one-way streaming services, e.g. Internet radio
H04N 21/23106
Content storage operation, e.g. caching movies for short term storage, replicating data over plural servers, prioritizing data for deletion:…
H04L 65/765
Media network packet handling: intermediate
H04L 65/80
Network arrangements, protocols or services for supporting real-time applications in data packet communication: responding to QoS

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